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1st LD Writethru: UN chief calls for calm, dialogue among people of Brazil following Rousseff's impeachment vote

Xinhua, May 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for "calm and dialogue" among people of Brazil after its Senate voted to begin an impeachment trial for President Dilma Rousseff earlier in the day.

"The secretary-general calls for calm and dialogue among all sectors of society," Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. "He trusts that the country's authorities will honor Brazil's democratic processes, adhering to the rule of law and the Constitution."

The UN chief is grateful for the important contributions of Brazil to the work of the United Nations, the spokesman said.

Earlier Thursday, Brazil's Senate voted for an impeachment trial against Rousseff, suspending the president from office.

Rousseff will be suspended until the Senate submits the case to a final trial, which will happen in up to 180 days. Vice President Michel Temer will take the rein in the period.

In the impeachment trial, it will take a two-thirds majority to remove Rousseff from the presidency permanently.

The Senate gave the go-ahead to the impeachment trial by 55-22 in the early hours of Thursday after over 20 hours of heated discussion. Different from the session in the House, the Senate session gave supporters a chance to defend the president before the vote. Endit